A team led by Peter Zoller has introduced a quantum processor using programmable neutral atom arrays that can efficiently simulate fermionic models using fermionic gates. Unlike traditional qubit-based quantum computers, this processor does not require additional resources to model features that comply with the Pauli exclusion principle.
Fermion atoms attached to this principle are ideal for modeling systems such as molecules, superconductors, and quark-gluon plasmas. The processor uses a fermionic register and quantum gates to process information.
The researchers propose to hold the fermionic atoms in optical tweezers, using focused laser beams to control the atoms’ movement.
This innovation could find applications in fields ranging from quantum chemistry to particle physics, and enable the simulation of complex interactions between fermions.
Source: Ferra
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